What is osd.exe? Is osd.exe spyware or a virus?

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Process name: Netropa(r) Onscreen Display
Product: Onscreen Display
Company: Netropa Corp.
File: osd.exe
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"OSD.EXE" implements On-Screen Display software. Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, and perhaps others use it to display keyboard or multimedia controls on-screen. This lets you use the volume control buttons on your multimedia keyboard and get feedback on the screen such as is the case on a TV set. Some sound cards also use it. It loads at start-up.

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Users Opinions

1030 users ask for this file. 2 users didn't rate it ("don't know"). 25 users rated it as not dangerous. 3 users rated it as not so dangerous. 3 users rated it as neutral. 2 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 2 users rated it as dangerous.


All comments about osd.exe:
christ
comes with some pcs, mostly hewlett and packard but some others, not harmfull, actually useful for displaying onscreen keys such as volume. Hense name osd - "On Screen Display"
Jim Manson Used for Wireless Keyboard
it comes with most internet key board software
jbp1982 Came with belkin wireless desktop. Displays my caps/num/scroll lock on the taskbar.
Al C:\Enabler\Server\bin\omsd.exe
Fafo The Genius USB keyboard also.
asd  See also: Link
5360 user Uninstalled. Re-installed with Compaq Quick Restore. Legit
najevi Comes on install disk with the Phoenix 8089P laptop. Setup.exe file date is 11/19/1997. No vendor name or website provided. Installer reports two errors calling unnamed DLLs. Installs to folder "C:\Program Files\OSD" but also creates an uninstall file at "C:\Program Files\Your Company Name" OSD.exe seems to require user with Admin privileges to run successfully under WinXP. A Limited User sees 6 error messages reporting configuration errors whenever OSD.exe is run.
aaronjones3593 It's not dangerous to your system, it won't delete any files or infect you with a virus, but for my laptop, it I hibernate it, and then resume later and increase the brightness it displays 214% and if I increase the volume or mute it, the CPU roofs at 100% until I can end it with taskman. In the end, I deleted it from my hdd and registry startup folder.
DoD Not dangerous at all. Just keyboard software
BenQ Tastatur
Adam While not a malicous file, I reccommend uninstalling this or killing the process unless you want the onscreen display as I also have the hibernate 214% problem. OSD automatically dies when I go onto standby mode so I just removed it. In my opinion it took up processing power better used elsewhere.
SONJA BEY OsdMaestro is disabled in my startup programs and cannot be enabled.
Netopya It shows a message when you press a multimedia button on your keyboard. Example: If I press on the internet button, a message will pop up on the screen saying "Launching Internet". You can customize the message in the control panel.
JW Belongs to my Razer Mouse to provide On-Screen information
Steve this comes as part of the Belkin N52te gaming controller driver to show an OSD of your profile loading  See also: Link
harriett It is a harmless- but in my opinion useless- program packaged with other HP software for my desktop, that takes up valuable space on my taskbar. It shows buttons for the cap, num and scroll lock. I had to disable it entirely to keep it out of my start-up registry.
seemed to shut down my entire laptop.

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